David Beckham's inked body

1999 - Beckham went under the needle for the first time following the birth of his son, Brooklyn.
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1999 - David had his son's name inked on his lower back in Gothic script.
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2000 - Beckham described this tattoo as a 'guardian angel'. Later the tattoo was expanded to include wings.
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2000 - In 2000, David opted to have his wife's name tattooed in Hindi on his left arm. Unfortunately, her name was misspelled as "Vihctoria". Oops.
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2002 - David got the name of his second son inked just below the base of his neck in a Gothic style.
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2002, Roman numerals - Shortly after Romeo's addition, David got the number 7 (his shirt number for Manchester United) tattooed on his inner arm, written in Roman numerals.
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2003, Winged Cross - In the middle of the 2004 UEFA Championships. Beckham had his UK tattooist, Louis Malloy, flown in to do this piece on the back of his neck. "It's religious iconography," says Malloy. "Like a protective talisman over his children. David just loves his tattoos. He's a very good customer."
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2003 - Below the Hindi tattoo is a phrase in Latin, "Ut Amem Et Foveam," which translates to "so that I love and cherish." On his right inner arm, he had 'Perfectio in Spiritu' (Spiritual Perfection) tattooed.
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2004 - A month after Beckham was accused of having an affair with Rebecca Loos, the footballer had a large angel design on his bicep, with the motto: 'In the Face of A dversity.' "Everybody's got a way of expressing their feelings, and mine is through my tattoos," said David.
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2005 - In 2005, Becks celebrated the birth of his third child with another trip to the tattoo parlour. Cruz's name appears below the angel's feet.
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2005 - Cruz's name is inked on the middle of David's back.
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2006 - Following a secret commitment ceremony, the Beckhams got a set of matching tattoos on their inner wrists. The Roman numberals VIII .V.MMVI serve as a reminder of the ceremony on May 8, 2006.
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2007 - Becks showed off a six-inch tattoo of Victoria (a copy of a Brigitte Bardot-inspired shot she did for Pop magazine) on his arm. The words "forever by your side" were later added to the bottom of the tattoo.
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2008 - In March, the midfielder showed off a large Chinese motif inked down his left rib-cage. The text translates to: "Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honour depend upon heaven."
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2010 - Apparently Becks is an art fan. In January 2010, he revealed this piece on his lower right ribs inspired by the painting "The Man Of Sorrows" by Matthew R. Brooks.
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2011 - David added a portrait of Jesus being lifted from his tomb by cherubs, said to represent his three sons. When daughter Harper Seven was born that year, the proud dad had her name etched above it.
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2011 - Victoria tweeted a picture of her hubby's latest tattoo showing the word 'Love' on his hand. The little hand in this pic belongs to baby Harper Seven.
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David Beckham's inked body

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